Job Title: TCU Financial Liaison
FLSA: Exempt
Position Type: Full-time
Reports To: CFO/COO
Location: Denver, CO – Hybrid/Remote
Description
The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) strives to positively impact the lives of Native Americans by supporting their higher education and career objectives. College Fund team members believe education is the answer and collectively we raise funds, provide scholarships, and holistically support students in achieving their goals. Programming, research, and enhancing the capacities of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are also integral elements of our mission.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the College Fund currently employs over 75 team members. Our operations include student success services, TCU capacity building, research and evaluation, and public awareness. We annually serve over 4,000 students and 35 TCUs across the United States.
The Financial Liaison will support the Tribal Colleges and Universities with their budget development, grant management, and reporting for American Indian College Fund (College Fund) grants. This position will also support College Fund staff in program grant budget development, management, and reporting with donors. In addition to budget management and analysis, this position will serve as a liaison between the College Fund and TCUs in collecting financial data and identifying and developing support services for TCU financial sustainability, including areas such as compensation structures, revenue generation strategies, financial analysis for academic program development and decision making. This position will collaborate with TCU Presidents, CFOs, and other members of TCU faculty and staff, College Fund program officers, development officers, and finance office, and AIHEC.
Primary Job Functions
- Support the TCUs in developing and managing their College Fund grant program budgets.
- Allocation of grant resources aligned with program objectives, including timing of spending
- Timely and accurate budget reporting
- Support College Fund program officers with budget management, including budget design, review, reallocations, and reporting.
- Collect and report on financial data and information from TCUs (i.e. survey TCUs on cost to build faculty housing)
- Collect and report on College Fund programming investments. (i.e. summarize total investment in various areas of College Fund programming)
- Support TCUs with academic program financial planning, forecasting, and analysis for TCU decision making.
- Develop and maintain relationships and collaboration with AIHEC and consultants to support TCUs with financial sustainability:
- Financial strategic planning and forecasting
- Compensation structures
- Revenue generation strategies
- Endowments and reserves
- Financial technical expertise
- CFO and accounting staff education and training
- 990 and audit completion
Required skills/abilities:
- Knowledge of the Tribal Colleges and Universities and their funding streams
- Program budget development and management
- Ability to conduct cost benefit analysis
- Financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting for decision making
- Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships internally and externally
- Ability to create and implement project plans
- Ability to work independently and within teams to complete work on schedule
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- At least three years’ experience with financial and budget management
Work Environment:
- Dedicated work office space
- Travel up to forty (40%) of time
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to use computer and monitor for long periods of time
- Keyboarding
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Build team as demands are defined
Note: The intent is not to provide an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with this position. Incumbent may perform other duties as assigned.
The American Indian College Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer
